Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-16
ANARROW ESCAPE.

| NARROW ESCAPE
The Syracuse ssar~ Tie the NasiesAsss
OTHER BASEBALL xEws-rHs rxAcErs s1nts-
PAUL Hp1-sALL NOTES ETC.
The washingtons had narrow escape YESTERDAY
In the game with the Syracuse stars. The rseu
was a tie score OF 8 20 8 In seven innings Had "
not been that the home boys outlucked their oppoS
nents their first defeat Of the season would have
been administered. The visitors proved thcmseives
ball players OF the very best kind and played With
a vim and dash, both In the field and at the bat,
that was somewhat inexplicable 10 the Nafions ID
No wonder the stars have defeated such cluis se
Pittsburg and Baltimore. The washtngtoUs. a.
though at times hitting the ball hard werv uD-
able 20 make q concerted attack on Dundon. and
but for very costly error on the part OF the vis
itors, would have been defeated. The Washing
tons earned a run in the second inning on hit
by Shock and one OF O'Briens cannon-ball drives
through the inreld. The syracuse boys made two
runs IN the second inning, one In the NTH. ole IN
the sixth, and one In the seventh. The seose
stood four 60 one In their favor when the " ash
Mack made q clean hit, and Shock and oBfien
were both sent 20 first base on balls. Myers made
gathered in by the baseman In his efiorI 20 catch
Mack, who endeayored 10 make home, he thrrw
the ball Wild and IL struck the grand-stand back
home and Myers 10 reach second. o'Day taen
struck out and Hines few out 20 second Carroll
put out In trying TO reach second. Myers had
scored on the hit, however. and the WashingtfsBs
We're one score ahead. They were unable 10 mAn-
seventh inning The two clubs play again this
afternoon and an Interesting game Is expected
te ne Saf fhe Sa played b sa
o'Brien, after making some beautiful plays az
third fumbled a ball on which he should hase
made a double play. he threw TO second Ike a
lash after recovering, but Myers who tried 20 get
it, was spiked 10y the runner. and Farrell was M
BAH after it had passed Myers. This was the nFst
bad break on the part OF the home team Car1gll
dropped ny which he should have held. shoek
made gallant efiort 60 catch long ny In night
field He failed 10 get well under the ball. and 80
could not hold II, but everybody appreciated tlie
attempt. Farrell and Myers Yielded beautifuT.
The prettiest play OF the game was executed sy
Farrell and Mack The bases were fun and two
men were out The man on second got well away
from his base, and Mack drove the ball 10 Farreii
The man at third attempted 20 steal home, bsiJ
came a little short, but MACK reached well AID
shut on score. IL was q very clever piece sf
work.
THE PRACTICE GAMES
Another week OF practice games fails 20 sh0s
any radical weakness In the home team, and the
verdict continues 70 be one OF emphatic approval
The victory over the strengthened Baltimore TEAM
shows that the boys can play with a steady nerve
when they are pitted against a nrst-class Jesia
They are not pennant winners, but they will as-
minister many rebukes 20 those who think them
selves such before the season Is over. Probably
no other club In the League is as well eQuippei
with batteries as the Mashingtons Nearly ever
club has one battery lar superior 10 the Others
which the main dependence is placed. Shaw and
Giiligan. whitney and Mack and ODay ana
Dealy, make three excellent batteries and IL Is 4
toss-up as 10 which one Is the best. Besides, Gil
more, with Mack, or either OF the other catchefs
10 back him, Will doubtless prove a very formids
able Iwirler. No other club In the League posses
SEES battery that can handle the bat Whit,
ney and Mack can. oBrien was gresi
brilliant felder. and is expected 20 become steadies
when more accustomed 10 his new position. He a.
good stand-on for Paul Hines at Che bat, as both
are terrific hitters. OBrlen has the advantage,
however, In knocking line balls When he hits the
ball squarely with a swing from the shoulders a.
cracks like a cannon explosion and goes like q
cannon ball. Three times out OF four a base ht IL
the result, for the inneders can seldom touch the
ball. Indeed, lt was supposed that an innelder
cuse pitcher stopped one very cleyerly yesterday
IL is safe 70 say, however, that lac would have
shirSed IL IL he could. kreig has not got down 10
steady work with the stick Yet, but an occasional
hit shows how he can drive the ball Farrell and
Myers are both fielding their positions admirably.
| PAUL HINES
| is not yet in condition and is slow on the bases
! He can make an Improvement over his last years
fielding, not IN catching, for he is OF the
and most scientific fiy-catchers IA the professioG
in-fieid. He BIDS fair 20 be as strong as ever at
the bat. He made his nrst appearance with the
home team on Tuesday, much 60 the gratincation
! OF the public and the disappointment OF Others.
who would have liked 10 obtain his services He
played In the game with Baltimore the next day.
did not sign a contract, however. until Thursday
afternoon. The terms were satisfactory 10 both
parties, and Washington can. count, not
only on bis services, but his good Will shock Is
keeping his end up satisfactorily. HIS fielding Is
improving, and he evinces a willingness Go at
tempt anything. He Is no record player. He Is
liable TO knock base hit at any time and is al
most as good rs Carroll when on basses. The lat
ter player Will no doubt do better than last year.
Good company win lncite him 20 do his best, and
nobody asks Tor anything better. His change 10
batting right-handed bids fair 10 DE an Improve
] In heal Mar de-
selection that shows his baseball Judgment. He
IL a ball-payer In every sense OF the word, snd \
nelder as back-stop, safe batter and q lumber
one runner Donnelly is good man 70 have in
case case, Of an eme !, De would be splendid
generally known that U Bren Is a pitcher as well
as everything else.
OBJECTIONS TO rHE NEW RULES.
Nobody has any patience with the rule which
credits man with a hit when he il sent % his
base on basls. IL doesn't show the real merits OF
q batter aid gives a false score. Another Objec-
tionaDle feature connected with the new rules is
that the game Is unduly prolonged In the spring
and early summer, when the days are long, but
next fall IL Will be dark before the ninth inning is
reached Many think IL would be improvement
TO do away with the four-strike rule, and allow
but three strikes and nye balls.
GAMES ELSEWHERE YESTERDAY.
At Louisyile-Detrolt II; Louisville, a. Al PHI
lphia-Athleiics, @; Phlladephias o. At In
dianapolis-st Louis, 3; Indianapolis, q Al Bal
IBase Hail Notes.
indianapolis will charge nifty cents Tor admist
sion. tot throw in grand-stand ticket.
The indianapolis club received 300 from Duluth
for the release Of AXE.
The Cincinnati team is the highest-prced one In
the association.
The New York club offered Detroit 81 400 for the
release OF Shindle, their young third base man.
The offer was refused, as the Wolverines consider
Glasscock played with the Springfield 20. club
in 1877, and received $50 month. He was re-
markable player even IN those days.
Bufinton and Cunning made their appearance
with the PhieS and materially aided IN defeat-
ing the Athletics. Boston seems fated TO release
the wrong men. Dealy was the best catcher they
had, and now Buflinton promises " show up well
In the box
Under the new pitching rules Dupee shaw can
not wind up his pitching apparatus before each
delivery, consequently Garney thinks the
rules should be repealed Philadelphia Record.
Gaffney doesn't want them repealed and Shaw
doesn't have 10 wind up.
Healy. OF the Indianapolis Club, has broken the
record for bases on called balls by given twelve
Cincinnati men their bases In recent game, seven
OF them being In the FIRST inning. The Cincinnati
Club scored eight runs before a man was out.
accidents frequently occur In base bah, but,
barring accidents IL Is safe 20 say that the Wash